Competition is to continue until August 21 and features Championships in athletics, beach volleyball, canoe sprint, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sport climbing, table tennis and triathlon.

It could be the last time athletics is on the programme, with plans currently in place to withdraw from future editions.

Athletics has some of the biggest names set to compete, including Sweden's world record holder in the men's pole vault, Mondo Duplantis.

French world decathlon champion Kevin Mayer is to compete too, and so is men's 1500 metres champion Jake Wightman of Britain, who will try his luck in the 800m.

A total of 50 medal events are scheduled to take place in athletics.

Tokyo 2020 medallists Jennifer and Jessica Gadirova headline Britain's artistic gymnastics team, while world medallists Asia D'Amato and Nicola Bartolini are to compete for Italy.

After being ruled out of the Commonwealth Games by the International Gymnastics Federation, Rhys McClenaghan returns for Ireland.

Tokyo 2020 champions Janja Garnbret of Slovenia and Spain's Alberto Ginés López are on the sport climbing entry list with five-time Olympic champion Dame Laura Kenny from Britain competing in track cycling.

Cycling is to crown a new men's road race champion as Italian Sonny Colbrelli remains on the side lines after suffering cardiac arrest earlier this year, but Dutch rider Ellen van Dijk is expected to defend her women's title.

Germany are expected to dominate in table tennis with all four 2020 finalists in the men's and women's singles hailing from there.

Timo Boll and Petrissa Solja are the defending champions.

Sweden's Mattias Falck and Kristian Karlsson are threats in the men's singles.

Olympic champions Anders Mol and Christian Sørum of Norway return in beach volleyball as they aim to win their fifth consecutive European title.

Svenja Muller and Cinja Tillman are the home favourites for Germany on the women's side.